Sparta Rotterdam vs Ajax
Ref: Bas Nijhuis, NetherlandsSparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam · 11,026 cap
Match recap
Sparta Rotterdam and Ajax drew 3–3 in their Eredivisie fixture. Lauritsen, van Bergen, and Kitolano scored for Sparta Rotterdam; Weghorst, Weghorst, and Gloukh replied for Ajax. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.14 for Sparta Rotterdam versus 1.71 for Ajax. Sparta Rotterdam sit 10th in the Eredivisie table while Ajax are 5th.
First Half
42'
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Weghorst
Assist: Godts
VAR
Penalty confirmed
45+5'
Fitz-Jim
Yellow Card
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Lauritsen
Penalty
Baas
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
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Rosa
⚽
van Bergen
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Kitolano
60'
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Moro
60'
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Klaassen
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Oufkir
73'
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Weghorst
Assist: Gloukh
74'
Godts
Yellow Card
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Kitolano
77'
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Fitz-Jim
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Sambo
⇄
van Bergen
87'
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Mokio
90+9'
Gloukh
Yellow Card
90'
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Gloukh
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 4 |  Twente | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | +19 | 58 |
| 5 |  Ajax | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | +21 | 56 |
| 6 |  Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 53 |
| 9 |  Groningen | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | +4 | 48 |
| 10 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -22 | 43 |
| 11 |  Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 39 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Sparta RotterdamAjax
4Won
Statistical edge
4–10
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.14VS1.71
Attack2 · 4 won
14
Shots
17
5
Shots on target
4
8
Shots in the box
10
6
Shots outside box
7
5
Shots off goal
7
6
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
33%
Possession
67%
271
Total passes
576
206
Accurate passes
510
76%
Pass accuracy
89%
Discipline2 · 0 won
8
Fouls
9
1
Yellow cards
3
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
4
Blocked shots
6
-0.39
Goals prevented
-0.39
Sparta Rotterdam
4-2-3-1
Ajax
4-3-3
Sparta Rotterdam
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Joël DrommelG
- 2Shurandy Ruggerio SamboD
- 3Marvin YoungD
- 4Rolando Maximiliano Martins IndiD
- 5Teo QuinteroD
- 6Julian BaasM
- 7Mitchell van BergenM
- 8Joshua Gaston KitolanoM
- 9Tobias LauritsenF
- 10Pelle ClementM
- 11Ayoub OufkirM
Substitutes
- 12Saïd Riad Yves Lebret BakariD
- 13Tijs VelthuisD
- 14Patrick John Miguel van AanholtD
- 15Mike KleijnD
- 16Ayoni SantosM
- 17Sayfallah LtaiefF
- 18Jens ToornstraM
- 19Nökkvi Þeyr ÞórissonF
- 20Filip BednarekG
- 21Lance DuijvestijnM
- 22Jonathan Alexander de GuzmánM
- 30Pascal KuiperG
Ajax
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Vítězslav JarošG
- 2Lucas RosaD
- 7Raul MoroF
- 8Kenneth TaylorM
- 11Mika Marcel GodtsF
- 15Youri BaasD
- 18Davy KlaassenM
- 24Jorthy MokioD
- 25Wout WeghorstF
- 28Kian Fitz-JimM
- 37Josip ŠutaloD
Substitutes
- 3Anton GaaeiD
- 10Oscar GloukhM
- 12Joeri Jesse HeerkensG
- 16James McConnellM
- 17Oliver Valaker EdvardsenF
- 19Don-Angelo Christoffel Annum-Assamoah KonaduF
- 22Remko Jurian PasveerG
- 23Steven BerghuisF
- 30Aaron BouwmanD
- 41Gerald AldersD
- 43Rayane BounidaF
Sparta Rotterdam
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell van Bergen | M | 84 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3/4 |
| Joshua Kitolano | M | 75 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Julian Baas | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Pelle Clement | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tobias Lauritsen | F | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Teo Quintero | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Marvin Young | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bruno Martins Indi(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ayoub Oufkir | M | 66 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Shurandy Sambo | D | 84 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Joël Drommel | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Filip Bednarek | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tijs Velthuis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sayfallah Ltaief | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ayoni Santos | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Kleijn | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pascal Kuiper | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick van Aanholt | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan de Guzmán | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Duijvestijn | M | 24 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jens Toornstra | M | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Nökkvi Þórisson | F | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Saïd Bakari | D | 15 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ajax
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wout Weghorst | F | 90 | 8.3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Mika Godts | F | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 5/7 |
| Vítězslav Jaroš | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youri Baas | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | M | 77 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Davy Klaassen(C) | M | 60 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Josip Šutalo | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/3 |
| Lucas Rosa | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raúl Moro | F | 60 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/3 |
| Jorthy Mokio | D | 87 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kenneth Taylor | M | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joeri Heerkens | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Alders | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rayane Bounida | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Remko Pasveer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Edvardsen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Bouwman | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Gloukh | M | 30 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| James McConnell | M | 13 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven Berghuis | F | 30 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Don-Angelo Konadu | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Anton Gaaei | D | 45 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |